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Such a moving story!
Posted 6 months ago by Kate N. from Baltimore, MD

The Power of Small Talk

Link To Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7FtxRhkNTU




30 seconds of small talk can save your life. The remarkable story of Sandy Andersen and Annamarie Ausnes, a Starbucks barista and a regular customer who became forever linked through the power of small talk and the ultimate act of generosity.

Submitted by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval

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